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Legal Ethics
Legal Ethics Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on legal malpractice cases and attorney misconduct. Coverage includes criminal allegations, disciplinary actions, and recusals involving attorneys and judges, as well as legal rules and standards.
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Latest News in Legal Ethics
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January 14, 2026
Judge 'Can't Ignore' Missed Atty Conflict In Oil Firm's Ch. 11
A federal bankruptcy judge had pressing questions Wednesday about how many times the firm Calaiaro Valencik had missed noticing that one of its attorneys had once represented a $32 million creditor for their client in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, even if the now-deceased lawyer had been guilty of sloppy record-keeping as the firm claimed.
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January 14, 2026
Supreme Court Rejects Cigar Maker's Appeal Over Atty Fees
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear cigar maker Swisher International Inc.'s appeal in a long-running contractual and antitrust dispute with Trendsettah USA Inc., leaving intact a Ninth Circuit ruling that revived part of a jury verdict and more than $10 million in related attorney fee awards.
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January 13, 2026
CoStar, Quinn Emanuel Spar Over Litigation Representation
CoStar urged a California federal judge Tuesday to disqualify Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP from helping a rival commercial real estate platform pursue antitrust counterclaims in CoStar's copyright infringement suit, while the law firm moved to drop its representation of CoStar in separate litigation.
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January 13, 2026
Detroit Judge Urges Immunity In 6th Circ. Teen Arrest Appeal
A Michigan state court judge has asked the Sixth Circuit to grant him judicial immunity from a civil rights lawsuit brought against him by a teenager who was handcuffed and put through a "judicial-like" proceeding for falling asleep during a school trip to his courtroom.
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January 13, 2026
Emotional Distress Claim Axed In Hartford Fire Coverage Row
A federal magistrate judge dismissed a business owner's claim that Hartford Underwriters Insurance Co. intentionally caused her emotional distress through a "berating" phone call about a coverage dispute, ruling that she fell short of her burden to allege extreme conduct.
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